http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T09:01:39Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Oman%20Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/6/29/202025/775 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/lerichemond_geneva.jpg" class="top"><p> Before you check out of work and into your hotel for the long weekend (woot!), here are some luxury hotel news to be aware of. <p>First up, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/dorchester collection hotels">Dorchester Collection</a> has decided that seven hotels catering to crazy celebs is simply not enough. So they adopted an eighth property in Geneva, Switzerland--<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Rocco+Forte+Le+Richemond/ian/109313"><b>Le Richemond Hotel</b></a>, previously a Rocco Forte hotel. <a href="http://www.hotelsmag.com/MembersOnly/webNews/details.aspx?item=24739">Hotels Mag</a> reports: <blockquote><p>Le Richemond will undergo a refurbishment of its public areas, including the restaurant and bar, as well as its guest suites. The hotel will remain open during the project.</blockquote></p><p>The Le Richemond will officially reopen as a Dorchester Collection hotel in August. Another bonus? We see a little tidbit on the juliana 2011-07-01T15:00:02-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/3/19/81746/2271 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Zighy_Bay_Pool.jpg" class="imgborder"><p> <p>Over at Jaunted they've been name-dropping <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/story/2008/3/17/111211/681/travel/Oman's+Great,+But...">Oman</a> as the next big tourist destination, and now that we've found the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Evason+Hideaway+At+Zighy+Bay/ian/256104"><b>Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay</b></a> there's nothing stopping us hopping on an Oman-bound plane.</p><p>Zighy Bay doesn't official open until April, but the <a href="http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/destinations/middle_east/article3458356.ece">UK Times</a> has had a look, and every TripAdvisor review so far has given it five stars. Apart from being a pretty unique resort in an exotic place, and brand new to boot, it also loves infinity pools with a large one and smaller villa infinity plunge pools. The large infinity pool is fed by a waterfall and overlooks the beach, too.</p><p>Zighy Bay is in a soft-opening phase already but will be fully amandak 2008-03-19T11:38:31-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/